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Thanks Mahen. 'G' can have many connotations - you are not too far from its interpretation of 'genital'. It all happened to m as a little Muslim boy!!Now even after being a lapsed Muslim, there s no question of a 'pull-back'!!!!!'GS' / 'SG'-- friend Razaque.

There was a medico called RazaqueWho had plenty of pizzazzHe is well, quite substantialBut his mindset not financialHis humour was clean and direct“Enjoy life and bugger the conflict”Was his uplifting motto, no!A joy to speak and a joy to know

My good friend Lionel gave me this single malt "amber nectar" called Scapa and I must say that it is a most satisfying tipple taken on the rocks. My good friend ND who is a connoisseur on the golden nectar may have his own refined views about it and of course my GS friend Raz may have some substantial comments of his own to educate us!

As you know the amber nectar comes not far from Raz's back garden in sunny Scotland. (Despite advice from above to abstain) There are 3 types 1. Highland Malts 2. Island malts - with a peaty taste 3. Blended Malts. The last type is less expensive. I am sure Raz with his expertise could enlighten you further. I raise my hat to the expert.ND

Scapa single malt is from the Islands -- Orkneys / Shetland. is a great malt while mine are from The island - Islay, such as Lagavulin / Bowmore /Laphrroiagh...etc . They all have the unique peaty after taste --- heaven!! Malts should be consumed ONLY NEAT------ at most with about 5mls of water PER DRAM............ & NO MIXERS TO BE ADDED - that would be a hanging offence . Castration is a lesser offence!!!

I am sure I am not committing a cardinal tipple sin by having it on the rocks, at least I hope not as I don't fancy any form of mutilation and that includes castration (although they may be redundant at the moment apart from being useful to maintain a manly profile). By the way, have any of you been to Manly while in Sydney If not, highly recommend the 30 min Ferry.. but I digress, where was I? Ah yes, the Amber Nectar about which I know so much more now although I doubt I will pass an MCQ set by my GS friend Razaque with the Pazzazz!

Speedy, I finally got around to listening to your beautiful rendition of this song. The singing and the accompaniment was great. You seem to be having a lot of fun with your Yamaha keyboard. As for the comments from your buddies, they are getting more and more 'genial', aren't they? (Add the 't' in the correct place!) Keep on singing! Srianee